Antiochus II. Theos
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Under Antiochus I. Soter's son, Antiochus II. Theos (261-46), began the wars with the Ptolemies for the possession of Phoenicia and Palestine. The marriage of Antiochus II to Berenice, daughter of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, brought about a temporary cessation of the struggle; but on Ptolemy's death, Laodice, the first and disowned wife of Antiochus, was recalled and avenged herself by having Antiochus, Berenice, and their child put to death.
Portions of this entry are taken from The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1907.
